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HERNANDEZ-GONZALEZ v. HOLDER

No. 11-70359.

778 F.3d 793 (2015)

Juan Carlos HERNANDEZ-GONZALEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 13, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deanna L. Kwong (argued), Covington & Burling LLP, Redwood Shores, CA, for Petitioner.

Lynda Anh Do (argued), Attorney; Tony West , Assistant Attorney General; Emily Anne Radford , Assistant Director; Sarah L. Vuong and Stephen Elliott , Attorneys; Joyce R. Branda , Acting Assistant Attorney General; Stephen J. Flynn , Assistant Director, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. for Respondent.

Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and MARY H. MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Does a conviction for a felony "for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang, with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct by gang members" constitute a crime involving moral turpitude? We hold that the answer is no.

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